Remembering Marshall Keeble’s faith — and his humor
NASHVILLE, TENN. — To Gwen Cummings, the late Marshall Keeble was more than a famous traveling evangelist. He was her “Pop.” Keeble was born in…
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10 Sundays to remember
OKLAHOMA CITY — In 2025, I celebrated my 35th anniversary in full-time journalism. I've spent the last 20 of those with The Christian Chronicle. The best part:…
Check out Christian Chronicle journalists’ favorite stories of 2025
Besides serving as editor-in-chief of The Christian Chronicle, I write a Friday column for Religion Unplugged. For the past six years, I’ve enjoyed asking some of the…
Christian journalism means truth-seeking
OKLAHOMA CITY — Jerry Mitchell is a Christian and a journalist. To some readers in a hyperpartisan age, that description may sound like an oxymoron.…
Question of ‘Eternity’
You die and go to … well, it’s complicated. You wake up on a train. At the station, you follow the crowd. You connect with…
Roadblocks and roller bags
CHARTRES, FRANCE — It’s 4:45 a.m. It’s still dark outside in this medieval French city, famous for its Gothic cathedral. In fact, I’m exploring the sidewalks…
A ‘crown jewel’ for 50 cents
OKLAHOMA CITY — In the early 1960s, Ron Bever paid 50 cents — roughly $5.34 in today’s dollars — for an old religious book at an estate sale.…
Love in many languages
MARSEILLE, FRANCE — God and Google can bring people together in any language. Melanie van der Vorst, a social worker from the Netherlands, speaks Dutch,…
Warning: Baptisms, funerals and giant fish can be hazardous to preachers’ health
EDMOND, OKLA. — A glitch washing away a tall man’s sins. A mishap at a military veteran’s graveside service. An accident inside the huge fish…
Off the beaten path: It’s where to find some of the best faith stories
MIDVALE, IDAHO — My reporting journeys have taken me to most of America’s major cities. New York. Chicago. Los Angeles. Houston. Washington. I love covering…
